CIA chief says China ‘as big a threat to US’ as Russia
Source: BBC News Chinese efforts to exert covert influence over the West are just as concerning as Russian subversion, the director of the CIA has said. Mike Pompeo told the […]
These Democrats Are Bringing ‘Dreamers’ to President Trump’s State of the Union Address
Source: Time By KATIE REILLY Updated: January 30, 2018 10:16 AM ET | Originally published: January 29, 2018 Democratic lawmakers are planning to bring Dreamers to President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, […]
Freak show or spiritual test? Book explores world of snake handlers
Source: Religion News Service By Kimberly Winston | January 26, 2018 Andrew Hamblin preaches while holding a snake above his head in LaFollette, Tenn. Photo courtesy of National Geographic Channels (RNS) — When […]
New study of Millennials and GenZ points to a “massive religious realignment” in America
Source: Religion News Service By Jana Riess | 20 hours ago PRRI and MTV recently released a study on the political and social views of more than 2,000 Americans ages 15 to 24, which includes […]
Long, uneasy love affair of Israel and U.S. evangelicals may have peaked
Source: The Washington Post By Loveday Morris, Michelle Boorstein and Ruth Eglash January 28 Email the author JERUSALEM — For many, the beaming smiles on both sides during Vice President Pence’s visit to Jerusalem this past week […]
Millions of Americans Believe God Made Trump President
Source: Politico By AMY SULLIVAN If Donald Trump gets a little bored on his flight home from the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, he can always page through […]
The spiritual message hidden in ‘Star Wars’
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke, CNN Religion Editor (CNN)“Star Wars” has always kept its fingers close to America’s spiritual pulse. In the ’70s and ’80s, the interstellar saga explored Eastern traditions, […]
‘He’s not God’: In the wake of porn-star allegations, most evangelicals stand by Trump
Source: The Washington Post By John Wagner and Michelle Boorstein January 29 at 8:35 AM Email the author When news broke this month about President Trump’s alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels, it seemed […]
The Judge in Larry Nassar’s Case Honored Criminal Justice — and Victims
Source: Time By AREVA MARTIN January 26, 2018 IDEAS Areva Martin is TIME’s Sexist Laws Explained columnist. She is an attorney, advocate, television host, legal and social issues commentator and author. There’s something […]
‘Praise the lord and pass the rattlesnakes’: the pastor killed by the viper he preached with
Source: The Guardian By Sean O’Hagan Pastor Mack Wolford had many ways of getting the faithful all fired up. He would drive from town to town, preaching, singing, speaking in tongues […]
Billy Graham’s granddaughter: My president doesn’t have to be a Christian
Billy Graham’s granddaughter Jerushah Armfield speaks with CNN’s Jim Sciutto about President Donald Trump’s alleged affair with a porn star and her evangelical family’s response to his behavior.
Man accused of using makeup artist, disguise in fraud scheme
Source: Associated Press By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana man hired a professional makeup artist and disguised himself as an Orthodox Jewish businessman during a long-running […]
Florida legislators favor ‘In God We Trust’ motto in schools
Source: Religion News Service By Adelle M. Banks (RNS) — A Florida legislative subcommittee has unanimously approved a bill that calls for the state’s motto, “In God We Trust,” to be […]
Donald Trump prepared to apologise for Britain First retweets
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has said he is prepared to apologise for retweeting posts from a British far-right group. In an interview with ITV’s Piers Morgan, Mr […]
Trump threatens to take away more U.S. aid from Palestinians if they don’t negotiate with Israel
Source: The Washington Post By Anne Gearan January 25 DAVOS, Switzerland — President Trump threatened Thursday to write off the Palestinian leadership and withdraw further U.S. aid if Palestinians are not serious about […]
Walmart and Starbucks give Paid family leave
Walmart and Now Starbucks: Why More Big Companies Are Offering Paid Family Leave Starting to see the value in family-friendly benefits for hourly workers, too, although big disparities remain. By Claire Cain Miller Jan. 24, 2018, NYTimes As the labor market tightens, employers have been competing for highly educated workers by […]
USA: Ahmadiyya Mosque in Bedford hosts guests from Ghana & Sudan – Discuss life & teachings of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
“Muslim must follow Prophet Muhammad (saw)’s example in daily life and be kind to fellow beings and neighbors” said Imam Shamshad of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. Report by Ahmad Sita Cleveland Masjid Bait-ul-Ahad at 297 center Road Bedford Ohio hosted the guests from Ghana and Sudan on the occasion of […]
I Was Tortured in Gay Conversion Therapy. And It’s Still Legal in 41 States.
Source: The New York Times By SAM BRINTON In the early 2000s, when I was a middle schooler in Florida, I was subjected to a trauma that was meant to erase […]
Amid #MeToo, Evangelicals Grapple With Misconduct In Their Own Churches
Source: NPR BY TOM GJELTEN Tennessee pastor Andy Savage confessed before his congregation to what he called “a sexual incident” in 1998 with a 17-year-old girl, Jules Woodson. Highpoint Church/Screenshot […]
Supreme Court to Consider Challenge to Trump’s Latest Travel Ban
Source: The New York Times By ADAM LIPTAK Photo Protester at a rally against President Trump’s travel ban at Foley Square in Manhattan last month.CreditVictor J. Blue for The New York […]